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Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Act 2026

Government Bill

Originated in the House of Commons, Session 2024-26

Act of Parliament (1)

Full text of the Act of Parliament as passed by Parliament (this is the Act in its original state. The Act may have been amended by another Act and any such amendments are not shown in this version).

Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Act 2026 (c. 14)
20 March 2026

Full text of the Bill as introduced and further versions of the Bill as it is reprinted to incorporate amendments (proposals for change) made during its passage through Parliament.

24 February 2026
Lords
Bill 321 2024-26 (as introduced)
12 November 2025
Commons
Bill 321 2024-26 (as introduced) - large print
12 November 2025
Commons
Bill 321 2024-26 (as introduced) - xml download
12 November 2025
Commons

Documents to explain the purpose of the Bill.

24 February 2026
Lords
Bill 321 EN 2024-26
12 November 2025
Commons
Bill 321 EN 2024-26 - large print
12 November 2025
Commons

In the House of Commons, amendments are grouped together so that amendments relating to a particular topic or issue are discussed together.

Chairman of Ways and Means’s provisional grouping and selection of amendments - 23 February 2026
23 February 2026
Commons
Chairman of Ways and Means’s provisional grouping and selection of amendments - large print - 23 February 2026
23 February 2026
Commons

The Government provide a delegated powers memorandum for all public (including hybrid) bills to justify the delegation of powers, usually to Ministers, in the bill. For reports of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, see “Select Committee Reports”.

Delegated Powers Memo - Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill
12 November 2025
Commons

Full list of amendment papers relating to the Bill. Individual amendment papers will be replaced with consolidated lists before the amendments are discussed. Page and line references in amendment papers refer to the PDF version of the Bill.

Committee of the whole House Amendments as at 23 February 2026
23 February 2026
Commons
Committee of the whole House Amendments as at 23 February 2026 - large print
23 February 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 20 February 2026
20 February 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 20 February 2026 - large print
20 February 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 19 February 2026
19 February 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 19 February 2026 - large print
19 February 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 10 February 2026
10 February 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 10 February 2026 - large Print
10 February 2026
Commons

Details of proceedings in Public Bill Committee or Committee of the whole House, on any report (consideration) stage, and on any consideration of Lords Amendments or any subsequent Lords Messages. The documents contain the text of amendments considered at each sitting and show whether it was agreed to, negatived (not agreed), not called, not moved or withdrawn.

Committee of the whole House Proceedings as at 23 February 2026
23 February 2026
Commons

House of Commons Library and House of Lords Library briefing papers aim to be politically impartial, containing factual information as well as a range of opinions on each subject. Briefing papers on Bills are produced before Second Reading and, in the Commons, after Committee Stage.

Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill: HL Bill 170
2 March 2026
Lords
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill
9 December 2025
Commons

The following select committee reports have been identified as relevant to the debate on the Bill.

48th Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
26 February 2026
Lords

List of related Impact Assessments

Impact Assessment – Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill
12 November 2025

Occasionally questions put to government Ministers during debates on Bills in either the House of Commons or the House of Lords may be answered by the Minister saying 'I will write to the Hon Member'. Such “will write” replies are not published in Hansard but are placed in the Library of the House concerned and published on the Parliamentary website.

Letter from Lord Stockwood to Baroness Alexander regarding the factors that influence the uptake of spending by the devolved Governments under sections 7 and 8 of the Industrial Development Act.
17 March 2026

Link to the relevant section in the Commons Hansard Daily Report

Commons 2nd reading

2nd reading - Commons Hansard link
15 December 2025
Commons

Commons Committee of the whole House

Committee of the whole House - Commons Hansard link
23 February 2026
Commons

Commons 3rd reading

3rd Reading - Commons Hansard link
23 February 2026
Commons

Lords 1st reading

24 February 2026
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

12 March 2026
Lords

Lords Order of Commitment discharged

12 March 2026
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

12 March 2026
Lords

Royal Assent

18 March 2026

Lords 1st reading

Minutes of Proceedings
24 February 2026
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

Minutes of Proceedings
12 March 2026
Lords

Lords Order of Commitment discharged

Minutes of Proceedings
12 March 2026
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

Minutes of Proceedings
12 March 2026
Lords

Royal Assent

Minutes of Proceedings
18 March 2026